A short summary of your project

Myself and Gemma will be fundraising for DMU Square Mile
India by abseiling down Gateway House. This will take place on Friday 16
February and the aim of the project is to raise enough money to help rebuild
two houses which risk being flooded by contaminated water during monsoon
season. A little bit of background, last year, an abseil raised more than
£5,000, which was enough to provide 120 youngsters in a children's home in
Ahmedabad with food, shelter and education for four months. This year, the aim
is to work with a group called The Loving Community, made up of former lepers
and their families who often struggle to find jobs because of the social stigma
associated with the condition.

This community, who were excluded from society, is made
up of people who previously had Leprosy but no longer have the infection.
However, they still suffer from the effects of the infection such as loss of
limbs and the social stigma it carries, not only for them but also their
children and their children’s children who cannot get work due to the outdated
perception of the infection.

Every summer the monsoon causes contaminated water to
flood the homes of people in the Loving Community and residents are forced to
live in nearby community centres for weeks on end.

DMU Square Mile India aims to raise two of those homes
above the water level to prevent flooding. The abseil, which will take place
from Gateway House, is one of a series of fundraising events planned to fund
the project. DMU Architecture students will be asked to design the new houses
and a special trip is being planned over Easter for students to help build the
new houses.

Please help donate to this great cause and any
contribution would be welcome!